Welcome to Living Well Daily, the newsletter serving up a daily dose of care designed to support you, cheer you on and remind you, always, just how wonderful you already are.

In Today’s Edition:

Keep going. You’ve got this. You are strong, smart and wonderful!

On hard days, when your energy is low and your nervous system is overwhelmed, even “healthy coping” can feel like too much. That’s why it helps to have a Bad Day Toolkit: simple, low-effort supports that meet you where you are.

This isn’t about fixing everything. It’s about reducing harm, increasing safety, and offering yourself care when your capacity is limited. Some days you don’t need willpower, you need gentleness, easy support, and permission to be human.

Think of it as emotional first aid.

What a Bad Day Toolkit might include:

Your worst days deserve care too, not just your best ones.

✅ Action step: Write down 3–5 things that reliably soothe or stabilize you when you’re depleted. You could use cue cards, a special journal, create a prompt sheet, etc. Keep it somewhere easily accessible or visible so you don’t have to figure it out when you’re already overwhelmed.

^{Love, Lola Graham}

Intermittent fasting rose to popularity around 10 years ago, but what is it?

Intermittent fasting is an eating pattern that cycles between periods of eating and not eating (fasting), focusing on when you eat rather than what you eat. A common approach is to use a daily eating window (like 8–10 hours).

It has been argued that having these longer fasting periods helps increase insulin sensitivity, supports blood sugar balance and metabolic health. However, new research out of Germany found that the benefits aren’t from fasting itself but rather due to intermittent fasting being an effective way to restrict caloric intake.

Intermittent fasting can be a good and effective dietary technique for metabolic health and weight management, if it helps you manage calories. If it doesn’t, then it might not be a effictive way of eating for you.

It also isn’t best for everyone, for example, Lola does best when she has regular meals and snacks in her day. 

There is no “perfect” way of timing your meals for everyone. We are all different; it is important to figure out what works best for you.

✅ Action step: What times are you currently having your meals and snacks during the day? Are you finding it works well? If not, consider what adjustments you can make that would be beneficial. 

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^{By: Joshua Graham}

^{A mini-care practice for grounding, calming, and nervous system support.}

Take 30 seconds to feel the ground beneath you. Imagine the surface supporting you without effort, melting the edge off any tension you’re carrying. Breathe slowly and remind your body: you are held right here.

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With love and care,

Lola & Joshua | The Living Well Team

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